Andy Timmons records rare Lennon/McCartney song "I'm In Love" at Abbey Road's Studio Two.
Andy Timmons has released a new recording captured at Abbey Road Studio 2. His critically acclaimed 2011 instrumental power trio version of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band received rave reviews from everyone from Beatles engineer Ken Scott to being named Top 10 Record Of The Year by the writers of Guitar World magazine.
He shares, “I was familiar with ‘I’m In Love’ as recorded by the Brian Epstein managed group The Fourmost for years. When John’s original piano/vocal demo from 1963 surfaced in the early 2000’s, I was completely blown away by how great the song really is. I truly felt The Beatles should have recorded it! My version is a humble attempt at how the arrangement might have been fleshed out by the Fab Four.
Andy Timmons records rare Lennon/McCartney song "I'm In Love" at Abbey Road Studio 2
Andy Timmons reflects, “Entering Studio 2 is like walking into a movie you’ve been watching your whole life. So much of my favorite music was created in that room, and it looks the same as it did all those years ago. It has a palpable magic. That said, once the awe sunk in, I had one of the best working days of my recording career. Someone asked if it was intimidating to work there, and strangely, I felt completely at home. Very much like I was meant to be there.”
Timmons was born in 1963, and grew up with a brother twelve years his elder. Every Beatles record was inches away and truly a significant part of the soundscape of his youth. He shares, “I’ve literally experienced all their music from the cradle to today. My earliest musical memories, and essentially my musical foundation, were all formed in the Sixties with their music. I can’t imagine life without them.”
The recording features Timmons performing drums, bass, guitars, vocals and handclaps. Background vocals were contributed by Matt Bissonette. Additional handclaps and acoustic guitar was performed by Craig Hopkins and Dennis Poggenburg. Lastly, some additional handclaps and the 1961 Vox AC30 was provided by Daniel Steinhardt.
The recording was engineered by Chris Bolster at Abbey Road Studios in London. Additional engineering and mixing by Casey Diiorio at Valve Studios in Dallas, TX. Mastering by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. The video footage from the sessions was captured by Dennis Poggenburg, while the clip was then created by Rich Sumner at Surfware Media.
Earlier this year, Timmons released a tribute to his guitar hero Peter Frampton titled “The Boy From Beckenham,”. The recording and video feature a collaboration between the two artists. At the time of release, Timmons shared, “Inspired. Joyous. Driven. Inventive. Determined. Thankful. Funny. So many words and emotions come to mind when I see Peter Frampton do what he LOVES to do. Easily one of the greatest guitarists I've ever seen. Despite incredible adversity, he plays with more intent, love, joy and wonder than anybody. I hope everyone who sees and hears this song or video connects with the music and feels the impact of how special he is from the archival footage as well as his outstanding modern day playing shared within one of the most meaningful recordings to me personally I’ve ever created.”
For more information, please visit andytimmons.com.
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